I want to make a wax thing for my mom for christmasI want it to be something I could hang on the wall for herIt would be a wax panel, about and inch thick, so I could carve things into itsupposing I could find a metal pan, should I heat it over the stove? I want to melt a color of crayon, several crayons, and make a square out of a moldjust if I could find a mould that was metal, would it be possible to make several crayons liquid, put them in a mold, then let it harden and take it out, then carve figures in to it?
I think it sounds kind of neat if you can get it to workIt's the design plus the working model that will win.
DO NOT EXPOSE wax/crayons to direct heat like putting them in a metal pan in the oven or directly in a pot on the stoveThe vapors from the melting wax or the wax itself are very liable to catch fireFor small amounts like a few crayons, you can break them up into a small Pyrex/heat-proof bowl and place that in a pot that has an inch or so of boiling waterYou'll need a set of tongs or a pot holder and some nimble fingers to get the bowl out once the wax is meltedFor larger amounts you can use a double boiler or a larger bowlYou can also put a piece of wax paper or aluminum foil into the pan, then lay out as many crayons as you want, then put another layer of wax paper or aluminum foil on topUse a clothes iron set to the Cotton setting (but no steam) and run it over one area at a time to melt the crayons in place.
